[MamaWrites]

What is your most embarrasing frugal moment? Mine was when I bought a completely sealed gift at a tag sale only to find that that the person selling it lied about it never having been opened. I gave the gift and found that it was obviously used!

[MissyChrissy]

That's tough to beat. I think I'd die.

I wasn't embarrassed by it, but my dh was. We were buying an aquarium & stand from Walmart & the stand was marked cheaper $30 at a PA-town Walmart than it was at a neighboring NY-town Walmart...but they were out of stock in PA. Instead of driving the 20 or so miles that day, I made them ship the one they had in NY to the PA store so I could buy it there cheaper.

I was proud of myself for thinking of it...dh thought I was being ridiculous!

[MamaWrites]

I would say that you were being smart!

[Mom0206]

Mine was embarrising for dh, not me. The local dollar store has a 5 for $1 can good sale. I bought corn, green beans, etc. We were there for over an hour and I spent close to $50 that day. Dh thought I was ridiculous since Wal-Mart brand are 2 for $1.

[MissyChrissy]

Ok-I DID think of one! I knew there had to be one....lol

FYI-I was pregnant-that's my excuse!

So-I was shopping for my daughter's school supplies-complaining like always that our school taxes are so high, but they don't supply things like they used to (we even have to buy the school tissues, paper plates/cups to share now).

Anyway, when the cashier was ringing us out, I thought I heard the $0.50 crayons beep twice & I said something to the cashier. She was kinda crabby & said, "No, I didn't ring it up twice." I said are you sure? My hubby goes, "No, she didn't. She rang up the erasers." (there WERE two of them). So I let it go. She, meanwhile, was not smiling or friendly, and acted kinda pissy that I even questioned her. Believe me, at first I wasn't being mean-I've been a cashier & know how easily they can "double ring" on ya. What's it hurt to do a double-check ya know?

SOOOO...after it was all rung up, totaled, and paid for, I checked the receipt. Sure enough-she DID double charge me for the crayons!!!! Of course, the service desk had a million-person line, so I refused to move. I told her I was not waiting in line for over an hour to get a fifty cent refund when that's all she had to do was check the receipt when I asked her to.

I stood right there & wouldn't move, until she called a manager over. I complained to the manager about what happened. The manager had to run around, call 10 people....others came into my line later & said things to the cashier like, "you don't get paid enough to put up with this" my husband was audibly groaning & finally waited in the car...but I had a point to make. Next time a customer thinks she rang something up twice, I BET she'll take a peek at that receipt!

So-it wasn't about saving the .50. But-it was an embarrassing frugal moment all the same.

[MamaWrites]

The cashier should have just double checked when you originally told her about the mistake!

[GraciesMommy]

Originally Posted by MissyChrissy

I stood right there & wouldn't move, until she called a manager over. I complained to the manager about what happened. The manager had to run around, call 10 people....others came into my line later & said things to the cashier like, "you don't get paid enough to put up with this" my husband was audibly groaning & finally waited in the car...but I had a point to make. Next time a customer thinks she rang something up twice, I BET she'll take a peek at that receipt!

I just had something like this happen. I was at Wal-Mart grocery shopping and I had taken about 6 coupons with me. When I was checking out, I ran my credit card while he was scanning stuff and I was putting the bags in my cart when he finished. He told me the total and I told him it was credit...but forgot to mention the coupons. I hadn't signed anything yet and I handed him the coupons. He tried to cancel the transaction, but it wouldn't work. He then looked up at me and said "Do you really want to use these?" I was shocked! If I didn't want to use them...I wouldn't have had them, right? So I said "Um...Yes!" So he had to call his manager over. They ended up having to give me cash back and it was only $3.45, but still. I was really annoyed at the kid for even asking me that...like I was making his day harder. Sheesh.

[Cassi06403]

Just last night at A&P I asked the cashier if my coupons had tripled because it only looked like they doubled. She said they tripled so I paid her and then upon looking at the receipt, they did in fact only double. She had scanned my store card after the coupons. If only she had just looked at the receipt when I asked her!

So off I had to go to the customer service desk for my $2. I asked for two powerball tickets instead. Wish me luck!

[MissyChrissy]

Wouldn't it be something if you won the powerball? lol

[Cassi06403]

Yes, it certainly would be nice! I'm not going to hold my breath, though!